The Color Box | Grey

You guuuuuuuuuys! I GOT TO WORK WITH THE BIG DOGS ON SOMETHING SPECIAL! I.. I.. I’m still fangirling almost two months later.

I’m super lucky. I was chosen as a blogger for this quarter’s Color Box and was paired with Julie of Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer. And you know what color was chosen? GREY! HNNNNNNNNNG! No lie, about 75% of my closet is made up of grey clothing. I’m so jazzed that I was picked for a favorite color!

Haven’t heard of The Color Box? Lemme learn ya a thing straight from the website!

The Color Box is a quarterly collaboration between 5 brands and 5 bloggers who create 5 different polishes of the same color theme. The polishes are then packaged in a box and sold together for a limited time. This is done in pre-order fashion, meaning there is no quantity limitation and each box is made to order.

The box was an idea that Manna posted in a facebook group wishing for a box of all purple polishes. Jen saw the post and wanted to make the box a reality, so she began tagging brands and asked Amanda to help her tag indie brands. Julie from Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer was the first brand to volunteer and before we knew it, the box was born!

I took quite a few photos, so let’s get to it, eh?

Okay, so. The photo I used for inspiration was one that I took about two years ago at St. George Island in Florida. Annnd now I’m gonna share it because damnit, I’m effin’ proud. I seriously want to get this on a canvas one day to hang.

Julie from BEGL and I decided to name the polish Squall at St. George, which is perfectly fitting. It’s a blue-grey tight linear holographic with strong fine orange shimmer, orange shimmer, gun metal microflakies, and red microflakies. It’s super pigmented and went on pretty much in one coat, but I did two out of habit. It’s also got a satin finish, so if you’d like to see it shiiiiiiiine, you’ll need top coat. Ugh, I love it so. I’m almost tempted to buy a second box just for a back up. It’s got everything I love: grey, holo, flakies. unf.

Amanda Loves Polish | Lollipop Posse; Glittery Grey Matter – Pale grey, almost white crelly with blue and purple shimmer and a scattering of holo micro flakies. I wasn’t sure I’d enjoy this one since I like darker colors, but I fell in love with it quickly! It’s a bit on the thicker side, but I needed three coats for full opacity since my nail line is super visible. It went on a little unevenly, but settled beautifully! The shimmer in this is PERFECT.

Manicured & Marvelous | Poetry Cowgirl; Scarlet Dusk – medium grey crelly with bright cherry red matte glitters with black and burgundy micro glitters. Maaaaaan, this one is fantastic for fall! The grey mixed with burgundy is friggen LIFE. I want an outfit based around this polish! I used two coats for full opacity, and was super pleased with how evenly the glitter distributes. It dries to a slightly textured finish because of the glitters, so I did two coats of Seche Vite on top to keep my anxiety at bay.

Manna’s Manis | Polish M; Manna’s Magnificent Masterpiece – Medium grey with scattered holo, pink/purple to blue/green UCC mega flakies and a purple to blue shifty pigment. These flakies, y’all. Holy crap, they’re stunning. The polish itself is on the darker side, but the flakies give it such depth that I just want to swim in it. Two coats and top coat shown here! Formula was awesome and opacity was on point!

xoxo, Jen | Contrary Polish; Fly Free – Pale grey with linear holo with green and purple shifting shimmer and black microflakies. Inspired by the Rock Dove. Fly Free is absolutely stunning. Makes me think of a rainy day in Washington State. The flakes, the holo, the shift. P E R F E C T. And it was fully opaque in two coats!

Aren’t they all lovely? Grey for fall is AWESOME. jfkjalkdjfskljf I seriously hope y’all love this box as much as I do. And if y’all wind up getting it, you’d best tag me in photos in instagram and stuff so I can see my baby on everyone’s nails!